You and I, Never to Meet Again

Amanda’s dying grandmother wishes for her ashes to be scattered at sea, but a devastating cancer diagnosis means Amanda might perish first. Desperate to fund a ten-thousand-dollar miracle drug, she surrenders her body and freedom to the powerful Aaron. Claiming she will never escape him again, Aaron locks her away in his golden cage. To survive, Amanda weaves a web of lies, promising her captor a forever she knows her failing body can never give him.

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Chapter 3

Aaron took me back to Romland—it was the cage he built for me.

I was his canary, and I belonged there.

A bitter smile tugged at my lips, and Aaron's large hand immediately covered mine.

"Amanda, there are doctors in the villa who will watch over you until you give birth to the baby."

His voice carried a gentle coaxing tone, but his grip on my hand was firm.

He was afraid I would run. I didn't respond and turned my head to look out the car window.

When I left, the flowers outside were still blooming.

Today, they were all wilted.

They were flowers I had planted, one by one, during those long, dull days.

Now, not a single one remained, just like the outcome between Aaron and me.

I can only admit defeat.

"Once the baby is born, we can plant new ones together."

Aaron gently stroked my head, trying to show his care for me.

But I wouldn't live long enough to give birth.

And I wouldn't be keeping this child either.

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